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Queen's Speech: New tax and National Insurance system announced

A "fairer and simpler" tax and benefits system was promised by the Government in the Queen's Speech today.Read

Queen's Speech: Controversial plans for Royal Mail to go-ahead

The coalition Government set itself on a collision course with postal workers today by pressing ahead with controversial part-privatisation plans for the Royal Mail.Read

Queen's Speech: Government pledges 'freedom, fairness and responsibility'

David Cameron's coalition Government launched its first legislative programme today - with flagship Bills on schools, political reform and a promise to scrap ID cards.Read

Queen's Speech: Green light for London to Birmingham high speed rail link

The new coalition Government today confirmed its commitment to the building of a high-speed rail (HSR) network.Read

Summary guide to the Queen's Speech

The main features of the coalition Government programme set out in today's Queen's Speech.Read

M6 scheme in West Midlands axed in Government spending cuts

A major road upgrade to cut congestion in Birmingham and the Black Country has been axed as part of the Government’s £6.2 billion war on Whitehall waste.Read

Anger as cutbacks see extra university places halved

The Government was accused today of "dashing the hopes of thousands of people" as it cut the number of extra university places available this year.Read

Child Trust Funds to be scrapped, announces Treasury

Child Trust Funds are to be scrapped in a bid to save £320 million, the Government confirmed today.Read

George Osborne insists £6.25bn cuts will come from 'wasteful spending'

George Osborne unveiled plans for an immediate £6.25 billion cut in "wasteful" public spending today - insisting the Government was "getting on with the job" of tackling the deficit.Read

I'll shake up laws - Clegg

VOTERS were promised the biggest shake-up of British democracy for almost 180 years as Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg revealed plans to “tear through the statute book”.Read

Liberal Democrats show support for coalition at Birmingham conference

LIBERAL Democrat activists gave their “overwhelming support” to Nick Clegg’s deal with David Cameron at an emergency conference in Birmingham.Read

David Cameron pledges to make coalition "greenest government ever"

DAVID Cameron has pledged to make the coalition the “greenest government ever” and announced that all ministerial departments must cut their carbon emissions by 10 per cent.Read

Nick Clegg and David Cameron: 'We have one key purpose'

Prime Minister David Cameron today declared that his new coalition with the Liberal Democrats would be united behind the "one key purpose" of giving the country strong and stable leadership for the long term.Read

David Cameron forms full coalition to take over at Downing Street

DAVID Cameron is Britain’s new Prime Minister today after Gordon Brown announced he was quitting.Read

Labour hopes for coalition with Lib Dems fading

Labour hopes of a coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats appeared to be fading this afternoon, as a Cabinet minister went public with his misgivings about the idea.Read

Who could take over as leader of Labour Party?

Political Editor Jonathan Walker looks at the potential candidates to become Labour’s next leader:Read

Birmingham MPs pay tribute to Gordon Brown

LABOUR MPs have paid tribute to Gordon Brown after he gave up the battle to remain in Downing Street and announced he was quitting as party leader.Read

Alternative to the Conservative-Liberal Democrats partnership

The Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru today said that there were other options to a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. Read

Nick Clegg backed by senior Liberal Democrats

Senior Liberal Democrats today fully endorsed Nick Clegg's strategy on possible co-operation with the Conservatives, one of the party's negotiators said.Read

Nick Clegg: Voters deserve 'stable government'

Voters deserve a "good, stable government", Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said today as he pledged to approach cross-party talks in a "constructive spirit".Read